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Wheat, Barley Farmers Back Canadian Wheat Board Monopoly

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Mark Peters

September 13, 2011

A majority of wheat farmers in Canada's western prairies supports continuing a monopoly over their crop, according to results of an nonbinding vote.

Sixty-two percent of wheat farmers voting backed the Canadian Wheat Board, which for 70 years has been the only seller of wheat and barley grown in the western provinces. Barley farmers also backed the board, but by a smaller margin, with 51% of respondents voting in favor of keeping the...